Can i run 3 displays with my GPU?

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Ra_V_en
Just look at available output connectors, 2xDVI + 1xHDMI seems just fine to fit 2 monitors (over DVI) + 1 TV over HDMI.

Dont listen to those trolls above, 1GB is far more than fine to work with 2D applications. Obviously efficiency of that card with all 3 displays used on 3D gaming is the issue, but i guess it wasn' the question right?

For those who dont know for 1x full HD resolution you need just 8MB of ram as a framebuffer for 2D graphics.
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Martell1977

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You can run multiple monitors, but not game using Eyefinity. As other stated, the RAM limitation, but the GPU itself probably isn't powerful enough to drive all 3 as 1 large screen. If you want to use them as extended desktops, I know 2 will work, but not sure about the 3rd. My GPU has 2 monitors and a TV connected, but I can only run 2 active. I have to disable one monitor to connect the TV. I probably need some form of attachment to get all 3 going, but I'm not looking to run Eyefinity.
 
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Ra_V_en

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Just look at available output connectors, 2xDVI + 1xHDMI seems just fine to fit 2 monitors (over DVI) + 1 TV over HDMI.

Dont listen to those trolls above, 1GB is far more than fine to work with 2D applications. Obviously efficiency of that card with all 3 displays used on 3D gaming is the issue, but i guess it wasn' the question right?

For those who dont know for 1x full HD resolution you need just 8MB of ram as a framebuffer for 2D graphics.
 
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Jake_Green

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Lol! "Get something from the generation!" What a spoiled little bitch. Thanks Ra_V_en. I think you're right. Plenty of connectors for it and it would be pretty simple to disable displays if I wanted to game. Anyway I'm getting this card for $50 off craigslist and personally i think it's a steal seeing as it went for $190 3 years ago and in terms of memory bandwidth, shader performance, and pixel rates compares with many of the modern cards today. I still think I could run 2x monitors while I game so that I could run a browser or some music on one screen with my game on the other. I guess the only true way to tell is to test it.
 
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Ra_V_en

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Indeed a test is what you need. 5 series was quite successful and the card you are talking about could be fine to play on some few years old game titles, but i guess you need to find out does it suits you.
Btw for today there is no gpu which can handle 3 x 1080p maxed out on every single new game, so whatever is called a new generation is already outdated... every pc gamer knows that.
 
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